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Gov. Jim Justice joined West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture, and History (WVDACH) Curator Randall Reid-Smith in presenting 21 grants to arts organizations from the surrounding area at the Greenbrier Valley Theatre (GVT) in Lewisburg last week. The awarded grants include: Arts Partners - The Arts Partners grant program provides...

West Virginia Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) customers may now make appointments, including same-day appointments, at any of the 26 regional offices across the state. “We are happy to be offering appointments in all offices again,” said DMV Commissioner Everett Frazier. “For a while, only the offices in some of...

Gov. Jim Justice held a ceremony this week at the Point Pleasant Volunteer Fire Department, where he signed SB 1021, SB 1022, and SB 1023, which passed in the recent Special Session of the West Virginia Legislature, providing $12 million in supplemental funding to fire departments and first responders across...

The West Virginia Hive, in partnership with the West Virginia University Institute of Technology (WVU Tech) Launch Lab, will host their next Pitch Southern West Virginia Business Idea Competition on Oct. 12, from 5:30 to 8 p.m. on the WVU Tech campus in Beckley. Diana Woods, director of the WVU...

HB 125 allows taxpayers to pay their entire vehicle property tax this year and receive full credit on their 2024 income tax return This week, Gov. Jim Justice signed into law HB 125, an update to the West Virginia Motor Vehicle Property Tax Adjustment Credit. This bill resolves some confusion...

Gov. Jim Justice held a ceremony recently at the Gene Spadaro Juvenile Center in Mount Hope where he signed into law several bills passed in the recent Special Session of the West Virginia Legislature which are all designed to reduce vacancies in the state’s jails and prisons, increase pay scales...

Sunshine and warm weather means more people are enjoying the outdoors. There are a few common outdoor poisons people encounter more during the summer - tiki torch fuel, lighter fluid, and pool chemicals. Following a few safety tips from the West Virginia Poison Center can help keep people poison-safe during...

West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is urging consumers to be on guard against impostors calling to solicit monetary donations to aid those affected by the deadly wildfires on Maui. The death toll as of Wednesday morning was at least 106, and more than 1,000 remain missing; the wildfires destroyed...

The West Virginia Board of Education (WVBE) received the 2023 West Virginia student assessment results earlier this month during its monthly meeting in Charleston. Results showed slight improvement in the overall percent proficient in math, English language arts (ELA) and science compared to 2022. The percent proficient in 2023 compared...

By Autumn Shelton West Virginia Press Association During their Monday interim session, members of the West Virginia Legislative Joint Committee on Children and Families heard presentations on both affordable housing issues and food insecurity in the Mountain State. The first speaker, Craig Petry, executive director of Community Works West Virginia,...